Carmel cancels Art of Wine event
Carmel city officials have decided to cancel the Art of Wine event scheduled for this evening in the Carmel Arts & Design District in light of excessive heat warnings forecast for Central Indiana.
After consulting with public safety officials and talking to several of the participating vendors who had also voiced concern about the event, the decision was made to cancel the event in the interest of public safety.
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The City of Carmel will process refunds for patrons who purchased VIP tickets.
Carmel’s protocol for hazardous weather conditions as it relates to events extends beyond severe thunderstorms, ice storms and extreme cold weather. In the summer months, the Carmel Fire Department uses the Wet Bulb Globe Temp scale to determine extreme heat conditions – a scale that takes in temperature and relative humidity to determine a threshold at which point an event would be canceled. The City surpassed that threshold Friday, and the forecast for tomorrow is well above that danger level as well.
“The safety of our patrons and event staff is our top priority, and given the extreme heat conditions, we needed to follow our Emergency Weather Action Plan and cancel the event,” said Nancy Heck, Director of Community Relations and Economic Development.
Dave and Rae concert at Cool Creek Park canceled
Out of concern for the health and wellbeing of fans, performers, volunteers, vendors and staff, Friday’s Hamilton County Parks concert at Cool Creek Park featuring Dave and Rae was canceled due to the extreme and dangerous heat forecast through the weekend.
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation invites everyone to come out for next week’s concert at Cool Creek Park by Jennie DeVoe. For concert updates, please visit the Facebook page, visit MyHamiltonCountyParks.com or call (317) 770-4400.
In the meantime, Hamilton County Parks urges all Hoosiers to please take the necessary precautions to protect their health during this heat wave.